Archimedes
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- tlg0552
- CITE id:
- urn:cite:perseus:author.176
- Tlg id:
- tlg0552
- Alt id:
- LCCN n 80104666
- Name:
- Archimedes
- Abbr:
- Archim.
- Alt names:
- Ἀρχιμήδης
Arquímedes
Arquimedes
Archimède
Archimede, di Siracusa
Arkhimedes
Arkhimed
Arkimedes
Archimédés
ארכימדס
أرشميدس
Arshimīdis
アルキメデス
阿基米德
Archimedes, Geometra
Archim.
- Field of activity:
- Astronomer
Mathemetician
Geometer
Physicist
- Notes:
- b. 287 B.C.
d. 212 B.C
TLG Canon of Greek Authors and Works, Third Edition, 52-53
Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol 1,
1867, p. 270-272: "Archimedes, of Syracuse, the most famous of ancient mathmeticians..."
Brill's New Pauly: "A. was born in 287 BC in Syracuse, son of the
astronomer Phidias. He was friends with King Hieron II, and later with his son Gelon. A.
probably spent some time in Alexandria
he later sent on his writings to the mathematicians
(Conon, Dositheus, Eratosthenes) who were working there. In Syracuse, A. studied problems of
mathematical and physical theory, but also their practical applications
the machines and
physical apparatus which he built (e.g. the screw for lifting water, which has been named
after him, also block and tackle, as well as planetaria) were considered to be technical
masterpieces. When the Romans besieged Syracuse, its fall was supposedly delayed by war
machines which A. had constructed. During the capture of Syracuse in 212 BC, A. was slain by a
soldier.... A. left no summary of his work, but only a number of individual writings on
mathematics and mechanics..." from Menso (München)
"Archimedes." Brill's New Pauly. Antiquity
volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider . Brill, 2010. Brill Online. Tufts
University Library.
- Author info:
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- Worldcat Identities
- Smith's Dictionary
Works Currently Cataloged
De conoidibus et sphaeroidibus
De corporibus fluitantibus
